K7S5A pro questions

[JPMiller]

I will be recieving a K7S5A Pro this week and was wondering if anyone here uses one.
I have used several standard versions but this will be the first pro...
Are the standard upgrades and bios flashes for the regular version applicable to this board as well?
This Site is what Im referring to
Thanx guys!

[Telexen]

I messed around a lot with one in school that had a Duron 1.2ghz in it...not a very stable or fast board...certainly showed me to stay away from ECS.

[Peter M]

Ah bull. ECS sold dozens of millions of those over more than two years now for a reason.

If yours was unstable, you had poor power, bad cooling or defective RAM. 99.99 percent of all people who claim "the board is cheap, so it cannot possibly be any better" make that kind of mistake.

The v5 "pro" board has its own set of BIOSes, supporting the onboard VIA USB 2.0 controller as well, and removing support for the no longer present legacy game port.

[Telexen]

What I was saying..is there are better boards out there...ECS is NOT known for their speed or stability.

There is a reason they've sold millions...because they're cheaper than dirt.

[Tazzin]

yes.. I do admit that although I won't be using the Pro board i just got... I have had some problems... in the past mind you.. with my standard ECS K7S5A board.. but those are in the past.. works great now! Fry's loves putting these mobos in their combo deals... but its like getting a mobo for free.

I think we all can agree... the cheaper the price.. the cheaper the quality/R&D in the product. Doesn't mean it is a bad product.. just means that it doesn't have all the bells and whistles and nifty features that other companies have in similar products.

The higher the price - the more the company better make sure it works.

[Peter M]

No folks, ECS boards are cheap because (a) they're simple, no-nonsense straightforward designs and (b) for economy of scale.

K7S5A btw has been the speed king when it first came out two years ago, and still holds up very well today.
More modern boards get you higher FSB and RAM clocks, and higher integrated chipsets - but in speed and stability, there's nothing wrong with K7S5A. If you build the system correctly.

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

I've had no probs with the PRO models I have 2 running here and 3 in customers machines.

They are versitile, you can use SDram or DDR with them, so it's a nice upgrade path.

if you want stable my webserver (which is running on one with an Athlon 1Ghz/512Mb SDram (pc133) and it hasn't been down or locked in the 2 months that it's been running (no reboots either)

They are cheap boards, but in thier case I will say you get much more then you pay for.

[JPMiller]

Great guys Thanx...I have used several of the standard K7S5A's over the years and have tweaked them out as much as they are able and have been VERY pleased with how they work... This is the first Pro board I have used and just wanted some insight or tips from anyone having had experience with them..Thanx again!

[jerrygarcia]

Originally posted by Peter M
No folks, ECS boards are cheap because (a) they're simple, no-nonsense straightforward designs and (b) for economy of scale.

K7S5A btw has been the speed king when it first came out two years ago, and still holds up very well today.
More modern boards get you higher FSB and RAM clocks, and higher integrated chipsets - but in speed and stability, there's nothing wrong with K7S5A. If you build the system correctly.

I agree with Peter M on all of his views of the original K7S5A boards. I run 5 myself and have built a few others, no problems that haven't been human error and all have run stable since building them.

[Omardeth]

remember alot of people are quick to bame a cheap , in prise , board than do the research to see what the real problem is .